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Practice and Procedure

Appeal from a ‘PPP’ Loan Dismissed as Equitably Moot

Would Section 364(c) validate a “PPP” loan even if an order compelling the SBA to make the loan was reversed on appeal?

Friday, September 10, 2021
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Thursday, September 9, 2021
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Another Circuit Holds that Dismissal Is Mandatory Under Section 1307(b)

The Ninth Circuit leaves the door open for a bankruptcy court to sanction a misbehaving chapter 13 debtor before granting the debtor’s motion for voluntary dismissal.

Bankruptcy Courts Aren’t Prohibited from Entering Mareva Injunctions

The Supreme Court’s Grupo Mexicano decision doesn’t bar a bankruptcy court from freezing a defendant’s assets prior to judgment in a fraud action, Judge Sontchi says.

Second Circuit Revives $3.75 Billion in Lawsuits by the Madoff Trustee Against Financial Institutions

Reversing in favor of the Madoff trustee, the Second Circuit rules that inquiry notice, not willful blindness, governs the good faith defense by recipients of fraudulent transfers.

Courts Have Made the FDCPA a ‘Dead Letter,’ Chicago District Judge Says

The opinion tells plaintiffs what actions to take before filing suit to ensure constitutional standing to pursue a claim under the FDCPA.